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Please join us for a lecture by renowned clinical\/cultural psychologist\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Jeanne\u00a0Tsai, Professor of Psychology at Stanford University,\u00a0who will be delivering our Psychology Department’s annual Millert Memorial lecture.<\/p>\n

Talk Title:\u00a0\u00a0“How Culture Influences Our Emotions”\"\"<\/a>
\nDate\/Time:\u00a0Monday, Sept. 18,\u00a03:30-4:30 pm
\nLocation:\u00a0\u00a0Viking Theater<\/p>\n

Abstract:\u00a0Although most people want to feel good, people differ in the specific positive states they value and ideally want to feel (what we call their \u201cideal affect\u201d). In this talk, I will describe a series of studies showing that: (1) how people want to feel differs from how they actually feel, (2) cultural factors shape how people want to feel even more than how they actually feel, and (3) these cultural differences in ideal affect have important implications for what people do, how they define health and well-being, and even how they perceive and treat other people. Finally, I will discuss how these cultural differences in ideal affect may play themselves out in clinics, corporations, and classrooms in multicultural societies like the United States.<\/p>\n

Bio:\u00a0Jeanne L.\u00a0Tsai\u00a0is currently\u00a0professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology at Stanford University, and Director of the Stanford Culture and Emotion Lab. She is broadly interested in the cultural shaping of emotion and its implications for health, decision-making, and person perception. Her work is currently funded by the National Science Foundation and has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Aging, and the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression. She is fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, the American Psychological Association Division 8, the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and the Society for Experimental Social Psychology. At Stanford, she has received the Dean\u2019s Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Asian American Activities Center Faculty Award.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dr. Olaf<\/span> Millert<\/span>, professor emeritus of psychology at St. Olaf<\/span> College in Northfield, Minnesota, passed away on February 15, 2017 in Edina, Minnesota.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Having come to the United States after fleeing the Soviet Occupation of his native Estonia during the Second World War, Dr. Millert first joined the staff of St. Olaf in 1952. On a leave of absence from the college, he completed his Ph.D. at Harvard University studying under Dr. Gordon Allport one of the leading figures in personality psychology. Upon his return to the St. Olaf campus in 1960, he founded its department of psychology, and over the next two decades he pioneered a departmental expansion to include all major areas of psychology.\u00a0 Passionate about connecting St Olaf students to the world beyond, he served as the Director of the Woodrow Wilson Visiting Scholar Program at the college and facilitated the visits to the campus of the Presidents of Estonia Lennart Meri in 2000 and Toomas Henrik Ilves in 2014. Beloved by his students, Millertmaintained decades-long correspondence with scores of them following their graduation. In a very real sense, having no children of their own, students formed the essence of the Millerts’ family.\u00a0“His ability to establish long-term connections with his students was astounding,” said long-time colleague Gerald Ericksen. “To be invited to his home was to be treated as royalty whether you were a student, colleague, or as we observed on multiple occasions, a president of Estonia or the British Representative to the United Nations,” said Ericksen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Born on September 6, 1924, in Tallinn, Estonia, Olaf<\/span> Millert<\/span> was the younger son of Albert Millert<\/span> a Tallinn businessman and his wife Klaara Fischmann. An academic his entire professional life, Olaf<\/span> began his studies at the Jakob Westholm Gymnasium graduating with the class of 1943.\u00a0 In late summer of 1944, with the Soviet Red Army advancing across Estonia, Olaf<\/span> and his parents fled to Germany where they would remain for the next several years as refugees living in Displaced Persons camps established by the Allies after the war.\u00a0 It was during this time that Millert<\/span> was able to continue his studies at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremburg. Under the sponsorship of Lutheran World Federation, Olaf<\/span> came to the United States in 1949 matriculating at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he received his Bachelors of Arts in 1950 followed by a Master’s degree from the University of South Dakota. After obtaining his doctorate at Harvard University Millert<\/span> became a Fulbright scholar at the University of Tempere, Finland, and also later served as a visiting professor at the University of Strasburg under a National Science Foundation grant. He\u00a0 also participated in the Voice of America Freedom Minutes Series for the bicentennial of the United States Constitution.Olaf<\/span> Millert<\/span> was preceded in death by his parents and brother Arved as well as by his wife of 46 years, Juta Rae Millert<\/span>, a skilled linguist who worked in the Language and Literature Department at St. Olaf<\/span>. The annual Juta and Olaf<\/span> Millert<\/span> lecture series and the Gordon Allport award given in honor of Millert<\/span>‘s mentor at Harvard reflects their deep dedication to and support of St. Olaf<\/span> College.\u00a0 He is survived by his brother\u2019s granddaughter Virge Millert<\/span> and her daughter Mia as well as by scores of those who held him dear.A service is planned for\u00a010:30A.M.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>,\u00a0Saturday, April 8th<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Northfield. Visitation will be one hour prior. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Olaf<\/span> and Juta Millert<\/span> Endowment at St. Olaf<\/span> College or the donor’s choice.<\/p>\n

Arrangements are with the Benson & Langehough Funeral Home.
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Psi Chi Graduate School Panel – Sunday, April 17 | 2-3PM | RNS 356<\/strong>
\nAre you considering Grad School? \u00a0Do you have questions about the process? \u00a0How do you know which schools to apply to?\u00a0What questions should you ask at your interview?\u00a0Come to the Psi Chi grad school panel to find the answers to these questions and and many more.<\/p>\n

Psych Dept Spring BBQ – Saturday, April 30 | 12-2PM | Ytterboe Lawn<\/strong>
\nPsi Chi is happy to announce that our Psych Dept SPRING BBQ will take place on Sat, April 30, 12-2 pm<\/span><\/span>, Ytterboe Lawn. Please join us along with the faculty and their families for outdoor games, good food and conversation.<\/p>\n

Allport Award Event<\/strong>
\nThe annual Allport Banquet and talk was held on Monday, March 7, 2016. \u00a0This award was established in 1983 by Professor Olaf Millert, one of Dr.\u00a0Allport’s students, to honor Dr.\u00a0Allport’s memory and continuing\u00a0impact on the psychological profession and on the lives of persons of good will, regardless of race or national background. \u00a0The recipient of the 2016 award is Joy Smith.<\/p>\n

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Psi Chi, the Psychology Honor Society at St. Olaf, is hosting an internship panel this\u00a0Sunday, December 13th<\/span><\/span> from 3-4 pm<\/span><\/span> in RNS 356.<\/b>\u00a0Our panel members have participated in various psychology-related research, internships, and jobs, so come hear about their experiences. They’ll answer any questions you have and can advise you on how to get similar\u00a0exciting opportunities<\/b>\u00a0for\u00a0yourself!<\/p>\n

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Psych Club Ice Cream Progressive
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Olaf Millert Speaker Series – Dr. Scott Lilienfeld
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Dr. Lilienfeld research explores the causes and assessment of personality disorders (especially psychopathic personality) and personality traits; personality assessment (e.g., the validity of projective techniques); psychiatric classification and diagnosis; pseudoscience and clinical psychology; evidence-based clinical practice; scientific thinking and its application to psychology; philosophy of science and psychology.<\/p>\n

Dr. Lilienfeld received his B.A. in Psychology from Cornell University in 1982 and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1990. He completed his clinical internship at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1986-1987. He was assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at SUNY Albany from 1990 to 1994, and has been a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Emory since 1994.<\/p>\n

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MUPC took place on Saturday, April 25th at Macalester College. This conference provides an opportunity for undergraduate psychology students in Minnesota to present their research as well as hear about other students’ projects. A number of our psychology majors presented research at the conference this year, here are a few photos from the event:<\/p>\n

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